Truck.



No. mlw PATENTEDTEB; 25, 1.908. Jt F, @E Lam TRUCK.

'APLIQATON FILED SEPT. 1v, 19mA 2 SHEETS-*SHEET l.

UNITED STATE-s PATENT OFFICE.

I JACOB F. DE LONG, OF BRISTOW, IOWA.

Np. 880,015. l

'To all 'whom itmay concern: \;"15Be it known that I, JACOB RDI-1 Loxo, a itizen of the United States, residing at. Bris- .r tow, in the 'county of B utler and State of SfiIowa, have invented a new and useful Truck,

" of which the following is a specification. This invention has refereneerto improvements in trucks, moreparticularly ol" the type useful on farms or other plaeeswherevarious articles are to be transported from place to placeandcertain operations are to e performed wherein the truck may be a useful adjunct.

The invention comprises essentially a pendent platform carried by a drop axle upon the ends of which are mounted suitable supporting Wheels, and connected' to the ax .e is a yoke frame lifting the platform4 clear and constituting the connection be- V tween .the axle and a suit-'able handle or pole which, in turn, is connected to one end of the platform, so that the platform ma be turned on a horizontal axis aboutthe w eels. Pivotallyconnected to the handlethere is a bar so constructed as to serve to support theplatform in an inclined position, so that that vend remote from the handle may be brought into contact with the ground when the pivoted bar. is also brought with its free end in contact with the ground, thus liold'ing the structure rigid when itis desired to load anything upon thc platform and for other purposes which will hereinafter appear. There is also provided means' for the support of a reel for carrying wire and a crank on the handle land connections therefrom to the. reel for operating the same, while the strue ture may be propelled and guided by an operator at tiev same timel at which he mani4 ulatcs the crank to turn the reel, thus enab ing the operator to wind up wire strands of such nature as barbed 'wire strands while maintaining a proper tension by the manipulation of the handle so as to guide the truck 'lin the proper manner for the purpose.

Figure 1 lis a side elevation. of the truck Withone wheel omitted and the axle shown in section, withvone phase of operation of the Speacilcaton,v of Letters Patent. I L.

Application filed Septemhe-r 17.1907. Serial No. 393.268,

'broad for the purpose.

TRUCK.

Patented Feb. 25, 1908.

truck indicated in dotted linesyliig 2 is a plan View ol the structure shown in Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partly in see-tion, similar' to Fig. 1 but showing the winding reel in position; and Fig. 4 is a plan view oi' the structure shown in Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, there. is shown a platform 1 carried about midway-of its length bya drop axle 2, which axle has later ally projecting ends 3 upon which are mounted wheels 4 such as are commonly used in farm trucks, the tires being made appropriately The drop Aof the axle is such. that the platform rests but a short distaneeabove the ground when in a horizontal position. Extending from the portions 3 of the axle down to the ends of the truck are diagonal braces The platform 1 Iis thus held at a central point and-at eaehcnd on each longitudinal side. The truck is also'provided with a handle or pole 6 formed at one end with a loop 7 constituting a handhold and at the other end having bolted to it two irons 8 suitably bent to .form a fork the free ends of which are made with eyes 9 to embrace the ends 3 of the axle. Exteriorlyto the fork arms 8 each axle end 3 may be surrounded by a collar 10 forming an inside bearing for the hub of the wheel 4, and each wheel may be prevented from` comi-ng 'ofl the axle by an exterior pin 11 passed through the axle near the extreme enter end thereof.

The pin 11 may be of the familiar eotter race rods 12 are each connected at one end to thehandle. or tongue 6 and then extend downward, receding one from the other, and have their lower ends connected to the platform 1 .near the sides thereof." 'lhe fork arms 8 and thev braces 5 and l2 as well as thc 'axle 2 constitute a rigid support-for the platform, which, together with the"handle 6, is movable about' the axis of the axle and the structure may be moved from place to place as desiredupon the wheels 4. On the lower side of the inner end of the handle 6 there' is a depending yoke 13 to which is pivotally connected a har or leg/ l4'the free end of which is normally sup 'orted by a loose ring 15 depending from t e under side ofthe handle 6 so that this leg may be held ina' 'position parallel with and close to the handle 6 or, when loosened from the ring 15, the free end may be dropped down to engage ithe ment With lthe ground it is an easy matter to move any heavy ob1ect such, for instance, as

` upon the reel.

.the barrel is slightl tipped as occurs 'when 'the dumpinend o the platform is in conground. Now, when it is desirable to roll anythlig upon the platform 1 the hand-hold 7 of the handle 6 is lifted until the remote end of the platform 1 is broughtinto engao'ement with the ground and the leg 14 has its free end also brought into envagement with the ground, bus forming aobrace hold' fr' the end of the platform against the groun and reventing the truck from moving when anyt ing is lifted up on to the platform.. lSince one end of the platform is in engage- .a barrel, upon said platform. Or, the platform may carry a box 16 having one end 17 slantingso tlizltashovel orfork may have easy access ,to thhoxat theslanting end when the plfo'rmis .tipped with itsA edge in contact witlithe gro Or, in the case of a barrel, the contents are moreeasily reached when tact wit e ound, as indicated in the dotted line position in Fig. 1.

Fixedupon one pair of brace rods 5'arejournal bearings 18 to receive the journals 1Q ofA a reel 20 having at one end a sprocket wheel 21. The handle 6 is provided with a socket or perforation 22 constituting a journal hearing for a shaft 23 carryinga sprocket pinion 24 and terminating in 'a crank handle 25. A bar .26 secured to one of the yoke arms 8 at one end and provided withla perforation at the other end serves to support the shaft 23 outside of the sprocket 24, and another brace bar 27 connected at one end to the platform 1 and at the other having a perforation throuvh which passes the shaft 23 co crates wit the bar 26 to support the' sh t 23. The pinion 24 is connected to the procket wheel 21 by a sprocket chain 28.

t will be observed that the shaft 23 is journale'd in the handle 6 at a point within reach ot an operator grasping the hand-hold 7, and, therefore, such o erator may guide and proel the truck while at the same time mani uating the handle 25 to wind a wire stran 29 upon the reel 20 or to permit the strand to be unwound therefrom. A

When it is desired to wind up wire such as barbed wire this may bc done and the tension may be regulated to a nicety all by one person who with one hand can turn the crankl and with the other' can guidethe truck by means of the handle 6. 'lhc wire-winding mechanisxn is particularly useful in tensioning barbed wire since suoli wire in running out from the reel may catch and jerk and is apt, unless ut under tension, to become loose and tangle( Should the wire tend to be ton loose it is an easy matter to rewind some of it Again, in winding up the wire one erson can put on sulliclent tension i Aby retar ing the progress of the truck wit-f;- i

at the same time manipulating the handle- 25 in such manner as to wind the wire upon the reel. Or, the operator may find it necessar under some circumstances to ush the truc forward a little and then per aps to retard its forward motion as the w1nclin r progresses, depending u on the character of the ground over which t e truck passes.'

In order that the crank shaft 23 maybe locked in position there is'provided a detent or locking means 30, shown in the drawin Fig. 4, as an ordinary pawl and ratchet. this means the wire vcan be stretched ready for stapling when the end of the platform is held against movement, as by placing.r it against an obstruction, and the crank shaft is suitably turned. Y A

1. A truck comprising suitable supporting wheels, a drop axle, a platform supported by said axle at all times below the axis of the ,wheels, a handle connected to the axle and platform and capable of tilting the platform about the axis' of the wheels as a pivot to a position where one edge of said platform' will engage the ground, and a leg pivoted at one end to the handle and having the other end .arranged to engage the ground and hold the end o the platform inengagement with the ground. 'i

2. A truck comprising suitable wheels, a drop axle havingits ends formed-into journals for the wheels and between the'wlieels carrying a platform close to the ground, braces extendingfrom the axle to the ends of the platform, a andle and yoke connection between the same and the axle adjacent to the wheels, braces from the handle'to the adjacent end ot the platform, and a leg pivotally su )ported at one end from the handle and o such length as to engage the ground when the latform is tilted to bring the end remote om the handle into engagement with the ground.

3. A. truck comprising suitable wheels,- a drop axle therefor, a platform supported by the axle, a handlel connected to--thc'axle and to the platform, reel supports adjacent tothe axle, a reel adapted to said supports, a crank shaft having one end journaled in the handle near the manipulating end thereof, brace rods connected to the platform and handie for supporting the other end of the crank shaft, and connections between the crank shaft and rcel for rotating the latter when the crank shaft is rotated.

4: A truck comprising suitable wheels, a. drop axle therefor, a platform supported by the axle, a handle connected to the axle and -to the platform, reel supports adjacent to the Aaxle, a rcel adaiited to said supports, a crank shaft haring one end journalwl in the handle near the manipulatingr end thereof, brace rods connected to the platform and haifdle for suiipor'ieg the otherA end of the crank shaft, connections between ihn cra-nl; and the Yeefof rotating the atelfwhen the crank shaft is rotated, 'and a ieg pivotelly i supported by the handle and arranged to enn testimony that I claim the foregoing as in the presenve of two witnesses.

JACOB F. DE LONG.

gage the ground in Such manner as to bling lWitnesses: Mile end of the platform remoe from the DELRO A.REEVE, 'nende aso mio engagement Wlth the ground. l O. P. WELLS.

my own, I have hereto affixed my signature" 

